45 lessons of life from a 90 year old columnist ... Thx Clay V!

" Written by a 90 > year old > > This is something we should all read at least once a > week!!!!! Make sure you read to the end!!!!!! > > Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, > Cleveland, Ohio . > > "To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 > lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column > I've ever written. > > My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the > column once more: > > 1. Life isn't fair, but > it's still good. > > 2. When in doubt, just take the next small step. > > 3. Life is too short – enjoy it. > > 4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. > Your friends and family will. > > 5. Pay off your credit cards every month. > > 6. You don't have to win every argument. Stay true to > yourself. > > 7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying > alone. > > 8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it. > > 9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck. > > 10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile. > > 11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the > present. > > 12. It's OK to let your children see you cry. > > 13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea > what their journey is all about. > > 14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't > be in it. > > 15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye, but > don't worry, God never blinks. > > 16.. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind. > > 17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful. Clutter > weighs you down in many ways. > > 18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you > stronger. > > 19.. It's never too late to be happy. But it’s all up > to you and no one else. > > 20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, > don't take no for an answer. > > 21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy > lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is > special. > > 22. Over prepare, then go with the flow. > > 23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear > purple. > > 24. The most important sex organ is the brain. > > 25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you. > > 26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In > five years, will this matter?' > > 27. Always choose life. > > 28. Forgive > > 29. What other people think of you is none of your > business. > > 30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time. > > 31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change. > > 32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does. > > 33. Believe in miracles. > > 34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of > anything you did or didn't do. > > 35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it > now. > > 36. Growing old beats the alternative of dying young. > > 37. Your children get only one childhood. > > 38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved. > > 39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere. > > 40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone > else's, we'd grab ours back. > > 41. Envy is a waste of time. Accept what you already have, > not what you need > > 42. The best is yet to come... > > 43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up. > > 44. Yield. > > 45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a > gift." > > Its estimated 93% won't forward > this. If you are one of the 7% who will, forward this with > the title '7%'. > > I'm in the 7%. Friends are the family that we > choose.      No > virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1432 / Virus Database: 3697/6589 - Release > Date: 02/13/14 >  

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